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South Carolina Peace Society.

stitution was submitted, and was taker
up by sections, and, after debate, parti
cipated in by the members generally
was adopted. It is as follows:
We, the subscribers, knowing that wal
causes a vast amount of expense, cruel
ty. suffering, destruction of property ane
life, vice and crime, and believing war Il
be directly contrary to the gentle, meek
compassionate and peaceful spirit ant
gospel Of our Divine Saviour, the Prince
Of Peace, and that it is his will that wa
should cease throughout the world, anc
also believing that it is the immediate du
tv of all men to be co-wor kers with Goc
in extending the kingdom OF peace
among men, do, therefore. form ourselves
into Society for the Promotion OF Peace
and accept the following
CONSTITUTION:
ARTICLE
This Society shall be called "The
South Carolina Peace Society,""
ARTICLE II.
The officers of this Society shall be
President, First Vice-President. a Sec
ond Vice-President, Recording Secreta
ry, Corresponding Secretary, and
Treasurer, who shall constitute Boart
of Directors. In conjunction with whoT
shall be added one member from eacl
county represented in this Society, TO D'
elected by the officers in the Intervals
the annual sessions.
ARTICLE III.
Tt shall he the duty of this Society, ac
cording to it's opportunities and ability
to obtain and circulate tracts and books
in favor of peace and against war, among
the people at large; to hold meetings from
time to time, as often as the Preslden
may think desirable, for prayers, singing
and sermons, or speeches, addresses Of
discussions, for the purpose OF showing
that peace is agreeable to Christianity anc
war not and it shall be the duty ofthi!
Society as body, and its members a:
individuals, to endeaver to promote peace
in, between and among! nations ana al
mankind.
ARTIcLEIV.
Any person, male or female, may be
come a member Of this Society by sign
ing its Constitution.
ARTICLE V.
This Society shall elect its officers an
nually.
The President, a Vice President or
Director shall have power to organize, II
person or by another, Peace Societie:
among the colored people.
ARTICLE VII.
This Constitution may be amended by
q vote of two thirds of the members pres
ent, above the age of twenty-one years, a
any regular annual meeting.
The Convention then proceeded to bal
lot for officers, which resulted as fol-
lows:
President--Rev. Sidi Fl. Brown.
lst Vice President-John H. Kinsler.
2n Vice Presid't-Rev. +. A. Bolles.
Rec. Secretary-John A. Elkins.
Cor. Secretary-H. Bascom Browne.
Treasurer-Charles D. Stanley.
Mr.. J. II. Kinsler offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That it shall be the duty o
the Board of Directors, whenever circum
stances may warrant, to take such meas
ures as they may deem proper for the
organization Of Auxiliary Peace Socletle:
throughout the State.
Resoived, That the following form o
Constitution be recommended to the An
Hillary Societies for their adoption
Constitution for Aurilia1y Societies.
ART. This Society shall be called thu
--Society auxiliary to the "Soutt
Carolina Peace Society," ,
ART.2.-The officers of this Society shal
be President, Vice-President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
ART. 3.-Any person, male or female
may become member of this Society by
signing its Constitution.
ART. At shall be the duty of this So
ciety, according to it's opportunity ant
ability, to obtain and circulate books ant
tracts in favor Of peace and against war
to hold meetings from time TO time TO
public, addresses, sermons or discussions
showing that peace is agreeable to Christi
anity and war not.
ART. 5.-This Society shall elect its Off
GERS annually.
RESOLVED, That any person desiring t,
become member of this Society, durin!
the interval of the annual sessions, shall
upon the approval of the President o
Vice President, be enrolled by the Sec
retary.S
The first Tuesday in October, 1873, a
u D.. m., was selected as the time TO
holding the annual session, and Colum
bia as the place.